• DocumentCode
    1264732
  • Title

    Finite-difference time-domain beam propagation method for analysis of three-dimensional optical waveguides

  • Author

    Shibayama, J. ; Takahashi, T. ; Yamauchi, J. ; Nakano, H.

  • Author_Institution
    Coll. of Eng., Hosei Univ., Tokyo, Japan
  • Volume
    35
  • Issue
    18
  • fYear
    1999
  • fDate
    9/2/1999 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    1548
  • Lastpage
    1549
  • Abstract
    A three-dimensional time-domain beam propagation method has been developed using an alternating-direction implicit method that can be solved by the standard Thomas algorithm. The presented method achieves second-order accuracy not only in space but also in time and has the advantage of allowing a larger time step than that in the conventional finite-difference time-domain method. The effectiveness of the present method is demonstrated through the analysis of pulse propagation in an optical fibre with a facet
  • Keywords
    finite difference time-domain analysis; optical fibre theory; optical waveguide theory; 3D time-domain beam propagation method; FDTD beam propagation method; alternating-direction implicit method; facet; optical fibre; pulse propagation; second-order accuracy; standard Thomas algorithm; three-dimensional optical waveguides;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electronics Letters
  • Publisher
    iet
  • ISSN
    0013-5194
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1049/el:19991044
  • Filename
    802792